Chapter 516: Chapter 516 Sophia Leocadia’s Arrival_1
Davenport Family mansion.
“Someone actually dared to kill a member of our family! This is an outrage!”
An elder sat in a chair, trembling with rage.
“Dad! You must avenge Pier!”
A woman wept bitterly as she knelt before the elder, pleadingly, “I’m a widow now, what about the child? Pier worked for the Davenport Family, how could this be his fate!”
“Exactly! That wretch Dempsey Davenport! She actually colluded with outsiders to kill our own Davenport kin!”
“It’s all because of that wretched woman’s offspring!”
Meanwhile, a woman knelt in the middle of the hall.
Dressed as a servant, she had several slap marks on her face.
“Sure enough, a child born to that wretched woman is here to harm our Davenport Family!”
The Davenport Family members were filled with righteous indignation.
News of Pier Davenport’s death spread quickly, greatly shocking the present Davenport Family members.
But more than that, it was the atmosphere.
But since Dempsey Davenport was not here, they could only take out their anger on this woman.
“Continue sending people to Gonzalez City, first bring Pier’s body back, and then send someone to kill them!”
The Family Head said with grief, “If it really comes to the worst, kill that wretch Dempsey too!”
“Don’t worry! I’ll definitely capture that wretch and make her join Pier in death!”
The Davenport Family members spoke out one after another.
“Family Head, how should this wretched woman be dealt with?”
Someone asked, pointing to the woman kneeling on the ground—Dempsey Davenport’s birth mother.
“Kill her. She’s useless, and it’ll serve as a lesson for Dempsey too.”
With a wave of his hand, the Family Head showed no mercy, and the Davenport Family members got even more excited.
“Miss Leocadia has arrived.”
Just as they were about to take action, the butler suddenly came in to announce from outside.
The Family Head glanced at his watch, incredulously, “It’s past ten at night. What could Sophia Leocadia want with us at this hour?”
The Leocadia Family was not far from the Davenport Family, just over a dozen kilometers away.
However, the Leocadia Family was in the most prestigious area of Gonzalez City, a well-known rich enclave.
On the other hand, the Davenport Family was in an upscale area but obviously a notch below the Leocadia Family.
The butler shook his head.
“How many people came?”
The Family Head quickly stood up; the head of the Leocadia Family was still alive, and Sophia’s status within the family was very high.
Offending this young princess was a consequence they couldn’t bear.
However, so late at night, why would Sophia Leocadia, who rarely visited them, come here?
Could it be, she knew about Pier Davenport’s death?
But that can’t be right!
The Davenport Family had only just received the news.
Though the two families had some distant kinship, in the eyes of the Leocadia Family, the Davenport Family were like servants, not worth a visit in the middle of the night.
Especially not by the most beloved young princess of the Leocadia Family.
“Let’s go and see! Don’t neglect her!”
Just as Yarden Reed, the Davenport Family Head, was about to get up, he saw Sophia Leocadia enter briskly, dressed in white down jacket and wearing a duck-yellow hat.
“Sophia, what brings you here so late? I’ve just heard the news and haven’t had the chance to greet you.”
As head of the Davenport Family, Yarden Reed needed to show his stance with Sophia Leocadia’s arrival.
“Nothing in particular. I was just bored at home and thought I’d take a stroll over here.”
Sophia looked around, noticing Dempsey Davenport’s birth mother kneeling on the ground.
With clear marks of injury on her face.
It was obvious she had been hit numerous times.
“Then we are truly honored. Sophia, next time please inform us in advance, so we can prepare to receive you properly.”
Yarden Reed said with a smile.
The young princess of the Leocadia Family was famously overbearing. There would be no reason for her to visit the three treasures unless something urgent had arisen. Now that she had come to the Davenport Family late at night, there must be something pressing.
“Are you all… having a meeting?”
Sophia Leocadia asked as she looked around at the people filling the room.
It was already past ten o’clock, and the Davenport Family had not yet gone to bed, instead gathered in the main hall, which definitely suggested something was afoot.
“No… we were just discussing how to celebrate the new year.”
Yarden Reed hastily interjected, “Sophia, how is your grandfather’s health?”
“It’s the same as before!”
Sophia Leocadia’s face suddenly turned a shade less pleasant. She glanced at the mother of Dempsey Davenport on the floor and said to Yarden Reed, “I suddenly feel like eating the dumplings Aunt Yarrow makes, I’d like to borrow her for a few days.”
As soon as she spoke, everyone was stunned.
Should they lend her or not?
Chester Yarrow held a very low status in the Davenport Family, her daily duties consisting of cooking in the kitchen and then washing dishes for everyone.
She was basically doing the same work as a housemaid.
But a housemaid gets paid, and she did not.
Even the pocket money she received was severely docked.
She got less than ten thousand yuan a year.
After graduating, Amanda made quite a bit of money, which she often transferred to Chester Yarrow’s account.
But all that money was intercepted by Davenport Family members, and Chester Yarrow never saw a cent of it.
Once, Sophia Leocadia came over for a meal and just happened to eat dumplings made by Chester Yarrow, which tasted quite good.
So now that Sophia Leocadia brought it up, no one dared to question it.
“What? Is there a problem?”
Sophia Leocadia swept her gaze over the members of the Davenport Family and said with a stern face, “I just want to eat the dumplings Aunt Yarrow makes, surely you all don’t disagree, do you?”
“Of course not! Miss Leocadia, you misunderstand. We were thinking you could just give us a call, and we would send her right over; there’s no need for you to trouble yourself by coming here in person.”
The Davenport Family members said obsequiously.
They had no choice; they were dependent on the Leocadia Family.
Only through the Leocadia Family could they make money.
This was also why the Davenport Family, at all costs, insisted on marrying Dempsey Davenport into the Leocadia Family.
In fact, not many people knew about this matter, not even many among the Leocadia Family were aware.
“Oh! Well then, thank you very much.”
Sophia Leocadia walked over to Chester Yarrow and gently helped her up, “Aunt, come back with me.”
Chester Yarrow had not even processed what was happening; she had even prepared herself for death.
Living in the Davenport Family for so many years had been a living hell.
But now, just as the Davenport Family was about to kill her, Sophia Leocadia had appeared out of the blue.
“What’s the matter? Aunt Yarrow, are you having any difficulties?”
Sophia Leocadia asked.
“No! No difficulty at all!”
Yarden Reed quickly said, “She knocked over a bowl while cooking tonight, and the family was going to blame her. I was just applying family rules symbolically, making her kneel here for a bit.”
After speaking, Yarden Reed approached Chester Yarrow and said meaningfully, “When you go to the Leocadia Family, it won’t be like being with us Davenports; be mindful of what you say and do! Do you hear me?”
Chester Yarrow nodded her head.
This was to tell her not to speak of today’s events.
“If that’s settled, then let’s hurry and send Miss Leocadia back. It’s not safe at night, and with the new year coming, it’s also quite cold. Don’t catch a cold.”
Yarden Reed spoke kindly, like an elder expressing concern for a younger member of the family.
Sophia Leocadia nodded, took hold of Chester Yarrow’s hand, and left the Davenport Family’s main hall.
When they got in the car, she sent Julius Reed a text message.
It contained an OK hand sign.